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- Criswell Family Among Early Settlers and Heroes of Texas History
James Harvey Criswell, b. Nov. 12, 1853 in Black Jack Springs,
Fayette Co., Texas. Upon the death of his parents, when he was about
13 or 14 years of age, he learned that his brother-in-law, Bill Boykin,
was to be an administrator of his father's estate; "not liking old Bill
Boykin worth a dam", he saddled his horse and left. "Went up the trail
to North Dakota". Later he returned, married Melletta Jane Hester on
March 14, 1872 in De Witt Co., Texas. In August 1883, he was living in
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Johnson City, Blanco Co., Texas where he was engaged in farming. (He
had, in fact, just won a $20 premium for bringing in the first bale of
cotton for the season.) His letter states that he is thinking of
moving to Kimble Co. He died on Feb. 22, 1952, in Corpus Christi,
Texas eight months before his 100th birthdate.
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